辽宁省沈阳铁路实验中学2017 2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

辽宁省沈阳铁路实验中学2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题时间：100分钟分数：150分第一部分(共两节，满分40分)第一节阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AIcametoRio,Braziltoworkoneyearago.SowhathaveIfoundhere?YouneedtolearnPortugueseIstartedstudyingPortugueseabouttwoyearsago.Ididn’tendupimprovingmyPortugueseasmuchasI’dhopedbeforeIcamehere.WhileSpanishandPortuguesearestructurallyquitesimilar,therearehugedifferencesbetweenthetwo.Youcan’tjustmagicallyunderstandBraziliansifyouspeakSpanish.Ididn’tneedtobringheelsGoingoutincitieslikeBuenosAiresisabigdeal.Yougetdressedup,youdoyourhair,andyoudefinitelywearheels-atleastifyou’regoingouttodance.IhadnoideahowwrongIwas.Yes,Rioisacity,butit’sacityonthebeach.Ofcourse,therearefancyclubsthatprobablyexpecteveryonetoshowupindressshoes(时装鞋),butmostoftheplacesI’vebeentoarefinewithsneakers,evenfordancing.LearningaboutpopmusicisamustWheneverIgooutandapopsongcomeson,everysingleotherpersontheresingsalongtoallthewords.Istillhaven’tunderstoodifthereareonly25songsthatgetplayedinpublicorifpeoplereallydojusthaveafantasticmemoryforlyrics,buteitherway,IwishI’dspentabitmoretimepracticingBrazilianpopmusicsoIwouldn’tlooklikesuchalostforeigner.AirplanesareasurprisinglysensitivesubjectInBrazil,thecreditformodernflightgoestoAlbertoSantosDumont.BrazilianssaytheWrightBrothers’useofacatapult(飞机弹射器)wastechnicallycheatingandpointtotheirmanastherealpioneeroftheplane.Therefore,becarefulbeforebringingupthesubjectofplanesinBrazilunlessyou’rereadyforalecture.1．WhatcanweinferaboutBrazilians?A.Theyarefondofdancing.B.TheyunderstandSpanish.C.Theyareinformallydressed.D.Theyhaveagoodmemory.2．WhattopicshouldyouavoidinRio?A.Thehistoryofplanes.B.Dressingstyles.C.Popmusic.D.Spanish.3．What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.TotellussomethingaboutBrazil.B.ToshareherlifeinRioasaforeigner.C.TogiveforeignersinRiosomesuggestions.D.Toencourageustolearnaforeignlanguage.BWereyouintoskateboarding,surfingorsnowboardingwhenyouwereakid?Wecanrememberourfirst(lessthansuccessful)goatskateboarding,aswellasthefirsttimewemanagedtostanduponsurfboards.I